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	Bedfordshire  printer friendly version Go to Bedfordshire page with data displayed as percentages  Population     People, Places and Families  Ethnicity and Religion     Health     Work     Housing Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis. Population       see detail     Value   Total number of people 381572   Click to see in full on Sep 02 page    Males 189164      Females 192408      Aged 0 to 15 80877      Aged 16 to 74 276279      Aged 75 and over 24416       Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Percentage change since 1991 25700     - - Density           Number of people per hectare 3.2     - -  More detailed data on population by age in this area (released Sep 2002) top  People, Places and Families  national commentary   Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Single people (never married) 81140     - - Married or re-married people 166758     - - Separated or divorced 31164     - - Widowed 21633     - -   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Households without car/van 27145     - - Household with 1 car or van 64028     - - Household with 2 or more cars/vans 62689     - -   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 One person households 40710     - - Married couple households 64873     - - Cohabiting couple households 14262     - - Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7480     - -      with non-dependent children only 4559     - - All other households 21978     - - top  Ethnicity and Religion  national commentary   Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 White 355975     - -    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (7809)     Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Born in UK 350870     - - Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 10780     - - Born outside EU 19922     - -   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Christian 276687     - - Buddhist 671     - - Hindu 3471     - - Jewish 596     - - Muslim 5478     - - Sikh 3172     - - Other 880     - - No religion 61691     - - Religion not stated 28926     - - top  Health  national commentary   (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Limiting long-term illness 54543     - - General health 'not good' 25643     - - People providing unpaid care 35869     - - Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 5934     - - top  Work  national commentary   Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Employed 185494     - - Unemployed 6980     - - Long-term unemployed 1774     - - Student (economically active) 6734     - - Retired 34192     - - Student (economically inactive) 10133     - - Looking after home/family 17166     - - Permanently sick or disabled 8999     - - Other inactive 6581     - -   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Travel to work by car 132884     - - Travel to work by public transport 14974     - -   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Qualifications at degree level or higher 54884     - - No qualifications 68999     - - top  Housing  national commentary   (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/21 Number of households with residents 153862     - - Number of people per hectare 3.2     - - Average household size 2.45     - - Vacant household spaces 4205     - - Owner-occupied 115919     - - Without central heating 6367     - - Without own bath/shower & toilet 510     - - Overcrowding indicator 8267     - - top  More data      View and interact with detailed local data from Neighbourhood Statistics top  Feedback or Enquiries | Terms and Conditions | Privacy Statement Crown Copyright applies unless otherwise stated	Profiles / Rankings   Browse for English Local Authorities: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W Y       National/Regional ranking tables:  Population  People, Places and Families  Welsh  Ethnicity and Religion  Health  Work  Housing   National Level      United Kingdom    England & Wales      England      Wales / Cymru   English Regions    North East  North West  Yorkshire and     the Humber  East Midlands  West Midlands  East of England  London  South East  South West   East of England    East of England  Luton  Peterborough  Southend-on-Sea  Thurrock  Bedfordshire    Bedford    Mid Beds    South Beds  Cambridgeshire    Cambridge    East       Cambridgeshire    Fenland    Huntingdonshire    South       Cambridgeshire  Essex    Basildon    Braintree    Brentwood    Castle Point    Chelmsford    Colchester    Epping Forest    Harlow    Maldon    Rochford    Tendring    Uttlesford  Hertfordshire    Broxbourne    Dacorum    East Herts    Hertsmere    North Herts    St Albans    Stevenage    Three Rivers    Watford    Welwyn Hatfield  Norfolk    Breckland    Broadland    Great Yarmouth    King's Lynn and       West Norfolk    North Norfolk    Norwich    South Norfolk  Suffolk    Babergh    Forest Heath    Ipswich    Mid Suffolk    St Edmundsbury    Suffolk Coastal    Waveney